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VILLIAM B. GEORGE, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,029, dated December29, 1896. Application lled September 30, 1895. Renewed SeptemberZZ,1896. Serial No. 606,680. (No model.)

To all whom it man concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. GEORGE, a resident of Columbus, in thecounty of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvementsin Oar- Fenders; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as willl enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in car-fenders, its object beingto produce acarfender which shall be comparatively simple inconstruct-ion, easy to manipulate, sure in operation, and effectual inall respects in the performance of its functions.

With this object in View the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of acar having my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view illustrating my improvements. Fig. 3 is a detail view.

A represents a portion of a car-bottom, and A' the platform of the car.To the under side of the platform, at the front end thereof, two bars orlevers l l are pivotally connected at points between their ends.Brackets or hangers 2 2 are pivotally connected to the outer ends of therespective bars or levers l, and carry two parallel bars 3 3, whichconstitute a guiding-frame for the fender B, the latter being adapted,in a manner hereinafter explained, to be drawn rearwardly between saidbars 3 3 and under the car. A U shaped plate or yoke 4 is pivotallyconnected to the platform of the car between the inner ends of the barsor levers 1, and the .latter are pivotally connected to said plate oryoke at opposite sides of the pivotal connection of said plate or yokewith the car. A horizontal plate 5 is secured to therearwardly-extending arms of the plate or yoke 4, and from said plate 5a pin 6 projects upwardly. A shaft 7 is mounted in suitable bearings onthe platform and the dashboard 8, and on said shaft a sleeve 9 isloosely mounted, said sleeve carrying a slotted arm 10, adapted toengage the pin 6. At its upper end the sleeve 9 is made with ears 1l,between which an operating handle or lever 12 is pivoted. From thisconstruction and arrangement of parts it will be seen that by operatingthe handle 12 the vertical sleeve 9 can be oscillated and motion thustransmitted to the guide-frame of the fender, whereby to properly adjustthe latter to the track over which the car is running, and also toadjust said fender for curved tracks, if necessary.

The fender B comprises a U-shaped frame ct, in thefree ends of theparallel arms of which a shaft or cross-bar 13 is secured, and

a series of chains b, matted or linked together and secured to theU-shaped frame a and the shaft 13. On the shaft or cross-bar 13 of thefender-frame, betweenV the ends thereof, small wheels 14 are mounted andadapted to run on the track-rails.

Chains 15 15 are secured at their forward ends to the shaft orcross-bar13 at points inwardly removed from the wheels 14, and eX- tend rearwardin substantially straight lines to a transverse shaft 16, mounted insuitable brackets under the platform of the car, to which shaft saidchains are secured and `upon which they are adapted to be wound. Theshaft 16 is provided centrally between its ends with a bevel-pinion 17,adapted to receive motion froma similar pinion 18, secured to the lowerend of the vertical shaft 7. The upper end of the shaft 7 is providedwith a handle 7, by means of which to operate it, and with a suitablelocking device 7b to prevent it from turning when the fender is disposedunder the car. The function of this mechanism is to return the fender toits retracted position preparatory to being projected, when the exigencytherefor may arise, by the mechanism which will be hereinafterdescribed.

Depending from the lower bar 3 of the guiding-frame are guides 32, whichform a portion of said guide-frame. Through the guides 32 guidebars 19are passed and connected at their forward ends to the shaft or cross-bar13 of the fender at points coincident with the connection of the chains15 therewith.

In rear of the guide-frame the guide-bars are preferably connectedtogether by means of a cross-bar or link 20. At their rear ends theguide-bars are bent upwardly to form IOG arms 2l and then rearwardly toform arms 22, and the latter are connected together by a plate orcross-bar 28. Rearwardly-projectin g arms 24 are secured to theupwardly-extending arms 2l of the guide-bars 19, and in their free endsa roller 25 is mounted, said roller being thus disposed under the plateor crossbar 23 and is adapted to run on two parallel bars 26. The rearends of the bars 26 are connected to the bottom, as at c, and at theirforward ends are attached to a transverse plate 27, the pins d passingthrough elongated slots CZ in said bars 2G. The object of the elongatedslots d' cl is to allow for the lateral play of the fender as it isswung to the right or left in adjusting it to the track. The transverseplate 27 is connected with the guide-frame by means of bars or links 2S.

Springs 29 are attached at one end to the plate or cross-bar 23 and atthe other end to the guide-frame, said springs thus tending to force thefender outwardly. Thus it will be seen that when the fender is under theoar and it is desired to project it it is simply necessary to releasethe vertical shaft 7, whereupon the springs 29 will cause the fender tobe quickly projected forwardly and made to assume its proper operativeposition.

My improvements are simple in construction and are effectual in allrespects in the performance of their functions.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of construction ofmy invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details ofconstruction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is Y l. The combination with a car and aguideframe attached thereto, of a fender adapted to pass through saidguide-frame, guide-bars attached to the forward end of the fender andextending through said guide-frame, up-

wardly-bent arms at the rear ends of the guidebars, a plate connectingsaid arms, bars connected to the car and guide-frame, arms or bracketssecured to the guide-bars, a roller mounted in said arms orbrackets andadapted to run on the bars connected to the car and guide-frame,and'means for moving said fender forwardly and rearwardly, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination with a car, of two bars or levers pivotally connectedbetween their ends to said car, a guide-frame connected with the outerends of said bars or levers, a fender adapted to pass through saidguide-frame, wheels carried by the fender to run on the track, anddevices connected with said pivoted bars or levers, whereby to adjustthe guide-frame and fender laterally, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a car, of two bars or levers pivotally connectedbetween their ends to the front end of the car, a guide-frame connectedwith the outer ends of said bars or levers, a U-shaped plate or yokepivoted to the car and pivotally connected with the inner ends of saidpivoted bars or levers, a plate secured to said yoke or U-shaped plateand provided with a pin, a shaft carrying a slotted arm to engage saidpin, and means for turning said shaft, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with a car-body, a laterally-movable guide-frame,anda fender having sliding connection therewith, of bars connected at oneend to the. bottom of the body and having a loose sliding connection atthe other end with the laterally-movable guideframe, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM B. GEORGE.

Vitnesses:

J. B. KIRK, H. A. THOMPSON.

